Jakob ra Efraimmi tsî Manaseb hâkha ǀkhae
1 Nēn khaoǃgâb ge Josefa ǁîb îb ǀaesen hâ ǃkhaisab ge mîbaheo, ôasakha Manaseb tsî Efraimmi tsîkha ūsao tsî ǁîb îb, Jakob ǁga ge ǃgû. 2 Ôasab, Josefi go ǁîb ǁga hā ǃkhaisab ge mîbahe ob ge Jakoba ǀgaiǀgaisen tsî ǂgōse kharob ǃnâ ge ǂnû. 3 Tsîb ge Jakoba Josefa ge mîba: “Hoaǀgaixa Elob ge tita Lus tawa, Kanaanǃhūb ǃnâ ǂhai tsî ge ǀkhae. 4 ǁÎb ge ‘Tita ge satsa ǂûǂûxa kai tsî ǂgui ǀgôana nî mā, surib âts ge nî ǂgui ǁae kai tsî ta ge nē ǃhūba ǁîna ǁîn di ūhâxūse nî mā’ ti ge mî.
5 “Sa ôakha, nēpa Egipteb ǃnâ, tita nî hās aiǃâ ge ǃnaekha ge a ti. Rubenni tsî Simeon hâkha ǁkhākha khami kha ge ǁîkha a ti. 6 ǁÎkha khaoǃgâts ga ǁorabahegu ge nî sa; ǁîgu ge Manaseb tsî Efraimmi tsîkha ǃnâ-u ǁîgu di ǀumi-amǃnâsa nî hō. 7 Nēsa ta ge sa îs, Raxels ǃaroma ra dī. Kaise Efratasa xu ǃnū tamases ge ǁîsa Kanaanǃhūb ǃnâ, Mesopotamiaba xu ta garu daob ǃnâ ge ǁō tsî ta ge ǁîsa Efratas daob xōǀkhā ge ǁkhō.” (Efratas ge nēsisa Betlehem ti a ǂansa.)
8 Israeli ge Josefi ôakhab ge mûo “Tarikha nēkha?” ti ge dî.
9 Ob ge Josefa “Ti ôakha, Elob ge tita Egipteb ǃnâ mākha ge” ti ge ǃeream.
Ob ge Israela ge mî: “ǁÎkha tita tawa ǀkhī-ū, î ta ǁîkha ǀkhae re.” 10 Kairasib âb xa ǃaromahe hâseb ge Jakoba ǃaruǀî ǃgâise ge mû tama hâ i. Josefi ge ǀgôakha ǁîb ǀgūse sī-ū ob ge ǁîkha ǁnam tsî ge ǁoa. 11 Tsîb ge Josefi ǃoa ge mî: “Tita ge ǁkhawa ta satsa nî mû ti ge ǂâi tama hâ i, xaweb ge Eloba sa ôan tsîna go mû kai te.” 12 Tsîb ge Josefa ǀgôakha Jakob tîǂamsa xu ū tsî ais âb ra ǃhūba tsâǀkhāse ǁîb aiǃâ ge ǃhon.
13 Josefi ge ôasakha Israeli aiǃâ ge mâ kai. Efraimmab ge ǁîb amǀkhāb, Jakob di ǁareǀkhāb ai mâi tsî Manaseba ǁîb ǁareǀkhāb, Jakob di amǀkhāb ai ge mâi. 14 Amǀkhāb ǃommi âba ǀhōǂui tsîb ge Jakoba Efraimmi danas ai ge ǁgui, ǁîb ge ǂkham i xawe, tsîb ge ǁareǀkhāb ǃommi âba Manaseb, ǁîkha xa kaib di danas ai ge ǁgui. 15 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Josefa ge ǀkhae.
“Ab ǁnā Elob, ti îkha, Abrahammi tsî Isaki gere ǃoababa nē ǀgôakha ǀkhae.
Ab Elob nētsēs kōse tita go ǃûiba ǁîkha ǀkhae!
16 Ab ǁnā ǀhomǃgāb hoa ǂkhôana xu tita ge sâuba ǁîkha ǀkhae!
As ti ǀons tsî ti îkha, Abrahammi tsî Isaki tsîkha di ǀonra tsîna nē ǀgôakha ǃnâ-u ûi!
A kha ǂgui ǀgôana ūhâ, kai suriba!”
17 Josefi ge kaise ǁgûb ge Efraimmi danas ai amǀkhāb ǃommi âba ǁgui ǃkhaisab ge mû, o ge ǂkhîoǃnâ. ǁÎb ge ǁgûb ǃomma ge ǃkhō, Efraimmi danasa xu ūǁnâ tsîb Manaseb danas ai nî ǁguise. 18 Tsîb ge ǁgûb ǃoa ge mî: “ǁNāti tamas ge ti îtse, nēb ge ǁîkha xa a kai, xuige amǀkhāb ǃommi âtsa ǁîb danas ai ǁgui re.”
19 Ob ge ǁgûba ǂkhā tsî ge mî: “ǂAn ta ge a ti ôatse. Manaseb surib tsîn ge nî kai ǁae kai. Xawe ǃgâsab din ge ǁîb din xa nî kai tsî surib âb ge nî kai ǁae kai.”
20 Tsîb ge ǁnā tsēs ai ǁîkha ǀkhae tsî ge mî: “ǀKhaeban ga gowaǂui on ge Israelǁîna sakho ǀonra nî sîsenū. ǁÎn ge ‘Ab Eloba sado Efraimmi tsî Manaseb khami dī’ ti nî mî.” Nē ǀgaus aib ge Jakoba Efraimma Manaseb aiǃâ ge mâi.
21 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Jakoba Josefi ǃoa ge mî: “Mûts rase ta ge tita ǁō nîse ī, xaweb ge Eloba sadu ǀkha hâ tsî sado sadu aboxagu di ǃhūb ǁga nî oa-ū. 22 Tita ge satsa sa ǃgâsagu xa ǃnāsase ra mā, Sexems, ǁnā ǂûtanixa ǃhūǃâs, Amorǁîna xu ta ge gôab tsî khās tsîra ǀkha ūsa.”
Jakob ta nangeke noupuna ovana vaJosef
1 Komesho yoinima ei vo ova shiivifila Josef tava ti: “Tala, xo ota vele.” Opo nee ye okwa kufa ovana vaye vavali ovamati, Manasse naEfraim pamwe naye. 2 Ndele vo ova lombwela Jakob, tava ti: “Tala, omumwoye Josef ote uya kwoove.” Opo nee Jakob okwe liongela eenghono daye ndele ta kala omutumba kombete yaye. 3 Ndele Jakob okwa lombwela Josef ta ti: “Kalunga Omunaenghono adishe okwe liholola kwaame muLus, moshilongo shaKaanan, nokwa nangeka nge noupuna, 4 ndele okwa lombwela nge ta ti: ‘Tala, Ame ohandi ke ku dalifa oludalo ndele handi ku hapupalifa ndele to ningi eemhunga doiwana, noludalo loye ohandi li pe edu eli, li ninge lavo fiyo alushe.’ 5 Ovamwoye vavali, ve ku dalelwa muEgipiti, fimbo inandi uya kwoove kuEgipiti, vo ovange: Efraim naManasse. Vo otava ka kala vange ngaashi Ruben naSimeon. 6 Ovamwoye we va dala va shikula venya, ovoye. Oitukulilwa yaavenya otai lukilwa ovamwaxe. 7 Ndele ame eshi nda dja muPaddan, Rakel okwa fila moshilongo shaKaanan mondjila, eshi pa li ashike okanano kanini okufika kuEfrat.” Oko nde mu paka pomunghulo wondjila yokuya kuEfrat nokutya, Betlehem.
8 Israel eshi a mona ovana ovamati vaJosef okwa tya: “Ovo oolyelye?” 9 Ndele Josef okwa nyamukula xe ndele ta ti: “Ovo ovana vange Kalunga e va pela nge apa.” Ndele Jakob ta ti: “Va eta oku kwaame ndi shiive oku va nangeka noupuna.” 10 Ndelenee omesho aIsrael a li a twika oshiwiwili molwoukulupe, ke wete ko. Ndele Josef eshi e va eta kuye, ye okwe va fipa komilungu nokwe va papatela momaoko. 11 Ndele Israel okwa lombwela Josef: “Ame kanda li nde shi diladila vali okumona oshipala shoye, ndele tala, Kalunga okwa monifa nge oludalo loye yo.” 12 Opo nee Josef okwe va kufa ko komatundji aye, nokwa twa eengolo koshipala shaye nokwe linyongamena poshi. 13 Opo nee Josef okwe va kwata ava aveshe vavali; Efraim okwe mu kwatifa olulyo laye la taalela olumosho laIsrael. Manasse okwe mu kwatifa olumosho laye la taalela olulyo laIsrael, nosho hano ngaha okwe va twala kuye. 14 Ndele Israel okwa twala ko olulyo laye ndele te li tenheke komutwe waEfraim, nande ye okwa li ondenge yamukwao, nolumosho laye kwe li tenheka komutwe waManasse. Hano a shiyakanifa omake aye, osheshi Manasse okwa li omukulunhu kumukwao. 15 Ndele ye okwa nangeka noupuna Josef, ndele ta ti:
“Kalunga, Oove Kalunga ootatekulu Abraham naIsak,
va endaenda koshipala shoye,
Kalunga, ou wa li Omufita wange,
okudja kokudalwa kwange fiyo onena eli,
16 Omweengeli, ou a xupifa nge moudjuu keshe,
oye na nangeke noupuna ovana ava ovamati,
nedina lange nolootatekulu Abraham naIsak
nali kale li na omwenyo muvo,
vo ove na okuhapupala
vahapu vahapu kombada yedu!”
17 Josef eshi a mona xe a tenheka eke laye lokolulyo komutwe waEfraim, kasha li she mu wapalela, onghee okwa kwata eke laxe e li lundulule, li dje ko komutwe waEfraim, ye e li tenhekulule komutwe waManasse. 18 Josef okwa lombwela xe: “Ahowe, tate, osheshi ou oshiveli, olulyo loye li tenheka komutwe waye.” 19 Xe okwa anya ndele ta ti: “Ondi shi shii, mumwange, ondi shi shii! Nomuye otamu di oshiwana, naye yo ota ka ninga munene a fimana. Ndelenee ondenge yaye otai mu dulu, noludalo laye tali ka ninga oiwana.” 20 Ndele ye okwe va nangeka noupuna mefiku tuu olo ndele ta ti: “Ovaisraeli nava tumbule edina loye, ngeenge tava nangeke noupuna ndele tava popi tava ti: ‘Kalunga ne ku fefife Efraim naManasse.’ ” Nosho ngaha a tula Efraim komesho yaManasse. 21 Ndele Israel okwa lombwela Josef ta ti: “Ame ondi li pokufya, ndelenee Kalunga ota kala pamwe nanye, ndele te mu shunifa koshilongo shooxokulu. 22 Ndele ame ohandi ku pe oshikandjo shi dule shovamwaxo, osho nda kwata mOvaamori keenghono deongamukonda nouta.”
